Monday, November 2, 2015

The Dilemma

Sonal is dressed up in her wedding attire, a Rajasthani lehenga, big Jhumkas, a necklace that spreads till her chest and handful of bangles. Her mehendi designs are looking awesome on her neatly sculptured hands, her large fish shaped eyes glittering in the Kajal, her dress perfectly fitting her body. Sonal has a natural way of being beautiful all the time, and now with all the make over for the wedding she looks like a princess. People coming to take a glimpse of the beautiful bride. Of course this wedding is one of a kind the city has seen. It is luxury all over, even a slight imperfection cannot be found, as her father has arranged the best event managers of the city for his daughter's big day. Everyone out there dreamed of having such a wedding.

The bride's face is all gleaming due to the lights and the jewelry, but something is missing in her eyes. Yes, she seems not happy, even after having the best of all for her wedding. Even when other people dream to have such a wedding, her mind is disturbed and she is dreaming about another world which would have made her happier than all these comforts. But what is making her feel so terrible? Is that she is going to marry a person, whom she never knew? Or is she missing someone?

Her thoughts back to her college days now, the most enjoyed days of her life and she knows it would never come back in life. The good times can only be cherished now. There was someone who really cared about her happiness, who was always there standing by her side. She is thinking about that person now, how come I lost the precious one from my life. What made her decide to throw away all happiness and to sit here like a completely made over doll? She did not get answers to any of her questions. Her thoughts are mixed up, and she is not able to think anything.

She knows one thing, she had taken the decision on favor of her parents, coz, she cannot let her parents down. But why would they put her in such a state in her life where she is all confused? Her parents always used to give the best of everything. From a kid to 22 years now,  they haven't refused anything she liked. But why now, for the most important decision in her life? They have brought her even the expensive dolls, but why now to the priceless gift she wants in her life? She is blank in her thoughts...

So started the shehnayi for wedding, and she woke up from her thoughts. Her father came calling her and holding her hands to walk her to the mandap. Her heart is all shattered even now, she is walking like a doll controlled by others. She doesn't even wear a smile on her face, she couldn't. People see the most beautiful bride walking along the mandap, holding her dad's hand and doing things what others say.

She had a glance of the person whom she is going to live with, her entire life. Other than the introduction before the wedding, she don't know anything about him. She is not worried about the future as she is still blank on her thoughts and about her decisions. Before sitting beside him in the mandap, one last thought of the person who really loved her a lot and one silent prayer to wish him all the best things in his life, a better one than herself.

Now she is Mrs. Sonal, and she is all prepared to live her new life with the person, who is a stranger now, but she hope would be the best companion she can ever get, because she believes her parents would always give her the best in her life!


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